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Tree Planting at Merrifield Park

Come plant trees with us at Merrifield park

9:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
two adults and a child mulch a tree

Median Beautification Project at Powell Court

Save the date for the community-led installation of a brand-new pollinator garden and tree installation at the traffic circle at SE Powell Ct!

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
an adult and two children planting a tree

"Tree Stories!" for Kids and Families

Enjoy stories, songs, and tree crafts at the Midland Library's reopening celebration days.

1:00 pm 2:00 pm
Classes and Activities
children showing off the bottoms of their muddy shoes and smiling

"Tree Stories!" for Kids and Families

Enjoy stories, songs, and tree crafts at the Midland Library's reopening celebration days.

11:00 am 12:00 pm
Classes and Activities
children in a circle mulching a newly planted tree

Portland Arbor Day Tree Planting 2024

Join us this fall for the annual Arbor Day celebration! This year we’ll be celebrating at Glenfair Park.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Community Event
Volunteers planting a tree

Portland Arbor Day 2024

Get ready for Portland Arbor Day 2024! Join us in welcoming the fall season by celebrating our trees at Glenfair Park on October 12, 2024.

10:00 am 2:00 pm
Community Event

Tree Walk at the Roseway Parkway

Come learn about the trees of the Roseway Parkway.

9:30 am 11:00 am
Community Event

Volunteer at Yard Tree Giveaway Events

Join Urban Forestry in hosting our Yard Tree Giveaway events

8:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Tree giveaway event

Find your Flare events

One of the best ways to ensure a healthy, long-lived tree is to uncover the root flare before planting. Help us pull back soil on hundreds of trees before we give them away this fall.

4:00 pm 12:00 pm
Classes and Activities
Finding the root flare

Neighborhood Tree Steward Program Summer 2024

If you love trees and want to give back to your community, the Neighborhood Tree Steward Program might be for you!

9:00 am 1:00 pm
Classes and Activities
Finding the root flare

Local Tree Care Providers Workshop

Calling all tree care professionals! If you work on trees within the city limits of Portland, then this workshop is for you!

1:00 pm 4:00 pm
Classes and Activities
PP&R staff pruning a tree from a maintenance truck.

Portland Urban Forest Plan Open House

Join Portland Parks & Recreation for an open house and help create a vision for the future of trees in Portland.

5:00 pm 7:30 pm
Community Event

Tree Planting at Lents Park

Join Urban Forestry and Green Lents to plant trees and perform stewardship activities at Lents Park.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
an adult and two children planting a tree

Lunar New Year Tree Planting at Gates Park

Celebrate Lunar New Year with Urban Forestry by planting trees at Gates Park.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
two adults and a child mulch a tree

Local Tree Care Providers Workshop

This workshop is for tree care professionals who work in Portland. It's free to attend and is a requirement for companies that wish to be included on the City's Local Tree Care Providers web page.

8:30 am 11:30 am
Classes and Activities
6 brochures featuring trees that are approved to be planted in Portland planting strips.

Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week Webinar

Register for this webinar focused on emerald ash borer. Learn how to identify the signs of this invasive insect pest and what you can do about it.

6:30 pm 7:30 pm
Classes and Activities

Columbia Park Tree Walk

Join us on a leisurely walk around Columbia Park and the surrounding neighborhood.

10:00 am 11:30 am
Classes and Activities

Tree Walk in Knott Park

Come walk amongst the beautiful trees of Knott Park.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Classes and Activities
Sunlight filters through the canopy of gorgeous trees in PP&R's Columbia Park.

Bloomington Park Tree Planting

Join us to plant trees at Bloomington Park in the Lents Neighborhood!

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Three volunteers dig a hole for a new tree planting at lents park with fall foliage in the background.

Albina Black History Month Tree Talk

In partnership with the Portland Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, come join Portland Parks Urban Forestry on February 11th to celebrate Black History Month at the June Key Delta Community Center.

11:00 am 1:00 pm
Public Meeting
Community members of the Albina District planting trees ca. 1964.